Armchairs
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Faux Leather, Beech
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Metal
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Faux Leather, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Armchairs
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Leather
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Armchairs
Birdseye Maple
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s Dutch Armchairs
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Leather
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Aluminum
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Armchairs
Leather
1960s Polish Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Cotton, Walnut
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
2010s Italian Armchairs
Steel
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Velvet, Beech
1960s Finnish Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Armchairs
Upholstery
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Country Armchairs
Rush, Paint, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Metal
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Leather
Late 19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech
2010s Italian Armchairs
Textile
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Leather
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Leather
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs
Leather
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Foam, Beech, Plywood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Beech
Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.